There are lots of things pushed by dealers that are either give aways or money making extras. I once refused to pay for an engine flush on a car because it had only done 3000 miles and the oil was still clean. They argued the toss for about 30 minutes and I stood my ground saying that if I had to pay for it then I want all the oil they had put in draining out and refilling with fresh oil as it could be contaminated with an unknown dilutent. I won.

I am happy with my JLR dealer and I had a full service yesterday with MOT. The service was the last of the service packages and the MOT was £45. I know you can get it done for half price in places but as promised last year they will give me a goodwill customer gesture on jobs with a small discount. That suits me fine knowing the work and parts are under warranty.

Be very careful with leather. I only use Autoglym and that is their leather balm. Cleaning should be done very carefully with only a damp cloth in a VERY DILUTE detergent test colour fastness in an unseen area (Autoglym also make a cleaner) You can also use a facial soap wash dilute 1:8. Gentle wiping is the way and be very careful. You will not really need to touch the leather for quite sometime from new. Never soak the leather as this will toughen it and make it brittle when it dries. Clean it and let it fully dry (usually overnight) Then apply the leather balm with a microfibre cloth and polish off. That is how I do it but not that often as it's not really necessary, maybe once a year.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKRj40o9C6s

Hi Vespa, how does this compare with the bottle of jlr leather cleaner/conditioner that comes with the car ?